Chrissaf Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 DerekNo, it is correct in the DCC section.(Rob is an expert on broken Elites, hopefully he will be along soon to advise) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEREK123 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Thanks RDS ....... I've done enough damage for one night so I think I'll go to bed !! ... Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Hi EveryoneI think I have "created" this problem !!Whilst trying to run Railmaster I got the unplug BOTH power and USB cables form the Elite... I think I then accidentally tried to plug the USB into the Expressnet socket by mistake .Once I had correctly plugged everything the Elite failed to start ... just displays the ERROR screen .... pressing ESCAPE clears the error screen and sets the controller to 1 and address 3 but the unit controls will not work at all ..... what have I done .. It must be my fault . I have tried a Unit reset and although I only got the test procedure running once it displayed PASS .... I cannot get in to reload 1.44 again ( not sure that would work anyway !! )I think this is back to Hornby to repair... any other ideas ? ( I bought this New in December )Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I have one with Error on screen and that is broken, I just cannot get it to boot properly. Like you I have no idea why it died. Batch code from memory is 22/17. As yours is within warranty I would send it back to them. Call HCC for a returns number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEREK123 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Morning RobMy batch number is 22 / 15 if thats of use or interest.I will call Hornby Returns and send it back as you suggest ... thanksDerek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Nn/ is the build batch and /nn seems to be the build year, so yours may have sat on a shelf for some time before you bought it ‘new’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEREK123 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Hi RobMy unit is stamped 29/15 ( I misread the batch no. whoops ) but the 2nd no. 15 is definately 15 .If it is old stock ie at least 3 years old then I will be b***** annoyed ... I have the box ,receipt etc ... I will mention all tis to HCC. I bought it from Marquee Models in Harlow, EssexI will also mention that the keypad doesn't always respond.ThanksDerek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Keyboard lack of response is a well known problem if a unit has been out of use for some time. The buttons press a triangular click contact which rubs across the motherboard as you press, thus removing any latent corrosion. If a key is not responding repeatedly press it until such action scrubs the contact points clean. These triangular contacts are held to the mobo by (hi-tech) sticky tape. See the Elite teardown report in my linked website for more details of the Elite innards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEREK123 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Hi EveryoneI have just received back a "New Replacement Elite " provided under guarantee from Hornby so ... Thanks to them for their speed, help and friendly professionalism and to you all too for your advice and guidence.ThanksDerek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Thanks for the feedback - good result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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